Malawi 2015-16

Table C.10 Sampling errors: Nkhatabay sample, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Variable
Value
(R)
Standard
error
(SE)
WOMEN
Number of cases Design Relative Confidence limits
Unweighted
(N)
Weighted
(WN)
effect
(DEFT)
error
(SE/R) R-2SE R+2SE
Urban residence 0.077 0.014 809 328 1.541 0.187 0.048 0.106
Literacy 0.762 0.036 809 328 2.373 0.047 0.691 0.833
No education 0.046 0.021 809 328 2.792 0.447 0.005 0.088
Secondary or higher education 0.264 0.035 809 328 2.259 0.133 0.194 0.335
Never married (never in union) 0.182 0.019 809 328 1.374 0.102 0.145 0.220
Currently married (in union) 0.678 0.027 809 328 1.641 0.040 0.624 0.732
Married before age 20 0.703 0.021 641 257 1.162 0.030 0.661 0.745
Had sexual intercourse before age 18 0.608 0.031 641 257 1.600 0.051 0.546 0.670
Currently pregnant 0.082 0.011 809 328 1.114 0.131 0.060 0.103
Children ever born 2.699 0.101 809 328 1.230 0.037 2.498 2.900
Children surviving 2.429 0.088 809 328 1.216 0.036 2.252 2.605
Children ever born to women age 40-49 5.370 0.219 129 52 1.078 0.041 4.931 5.809
Currently using any method 0.444 0.030 539 223 1.388 0.067 0.384 0.503
Currently using a modern method 0.398 0.027 539 223 1.257 0.067 0.345 0.451
Currently using pill 0.009 0.004 539 223 1.020 0.467 0.001 0.017
Currently using IUD 0.002 0.002 539 223 1.139 0.995 0.000 0.007
Currently using condoms 0.043 0.009 539 223 1.088 0.222 0.024 0.062
Currently using injectables 0.129 0.018 539 223 1.240 0.139 0.093 0.165
Currently using implants 0.125 0.020 539 223 1.369 0.156 0.086 0.164
Currently using female sterilisation 0.086 0.015 539 223 1.204 0.169 0.057 0.115
Using public sector source 0.749 0.037 283 110 1.415 0.049 0.675 0.822
Want no more children 0.462 0.028 539 223 1.304 0.061 0.406 0.518
Want to delay next birth at least 2 years 0.359 0.025 539 223 1.204 0.069 0.310 0.409
Ideal number of children 3.557 0.089 805 326 1.775 0.025 3.378 3.735
Mothers received antenatal care for last birth 0.981 0.011 420 178 1.668 0.011 0.959 1.003
Mothers protected against tetanus for last birth 0.914 0.017 420 178 1.287 0.019 0.879 0.948
Births with skilled attendant at delivery 0.920 0.010 552 236 0.835 0.011 0.900 0.940
Had diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks 0.202 0.019 533 228 1.100 0.094 0.164 0.240
Treated with ORS 0.622 0.047 105 46 1.046 0.075 0.529 0.715
Sought medical treatment for diarrhoea 0.707 0.049 105 46 1.138 0.069 0.609 0.805
Vaccination card seen 0.824 0.039 97 42 1.037 0.047 0.746 0.903
Received BCG vaccination 0.968 0.018 97 42 1.011 0.018 0.933 1.003
Received DPT vaccination (3 doses) 0.930 0.023 97 42 0.918 0.025 0.884 0.976
Received polio vaccination (3 doses) 0.795 0.039 97 42 0.974 0.049 0.717 0.873
Received pneumococcal vaccination (3 doses) 0.900 0.029 97 42 0.979 0.032 0.842 0.958
Received rotavirus vaccination (3 doses) 0.912 0.029 97 42 1.034 0.032 0.854 0.970
Received measles vaccination 0.903 0.027 97 42 0.935 0.030 0.849 0.958
Received all vaccinations 0.721 0.043 97 42 0.957 0.059 0.635 0.806
Height-for-age (-2SD) 0.325 0.042 178 75 1.123 0.130 0.240 0.409
Weight-for-height (-2SD) 0.001 0.001 181 76 0.502 1.006 0.000 0.004
Weight-for-age (-2SD) 0.049 0.016 183 77 1.017 0.326 0.017 0.081
Prevalence of anaemia (children 6-59 months) 0.774 0.052 162 68 1.544 0.067 0.670 0.878
Prevalence of anaemia (women 15-49) 0.444 0.035 251 100 1.104 0.079 0.374 0.514
Body Mass Index (BMI)